It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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5137. | goshko (na_stoqn_chakala) | 102.11 | 98% | 2020-05-07 |
5138. | Nathan (oysterboy22) | 102.10 | 96% | 2011-06-23 |
5139. | tlbi (tla109) | 102.10 | 98% | 2022-04-09 |
5140. | aoeu (proportional) | 102.10 | 98.4% | 2021-02-19 |
5141. | USA! (kieranglaister) | 102.10 | 97% | 2014-02-05 |
5142. | Joseph Pak (jpak03) | 102.09 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
5143. | random (waltersgo) | 102.09 | 98% | 2022-08-15 |
5144. | goblin (axeluri) | 102.08 | 98% | 2024-08-19 |
5145. | Lyon (mudmanson) | 102.08 | 96% | 2022-11-25 |
5146. | James (ryukeshen) | 102.08 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
5147. | falling down (_nirvana) | 102.08 | 97% | 2018-12-13 |
5148. | Jai (jaideepjr) | 102.07 | — | 2011-04-26 |
5149. | Princess (deathmeter) | 102.07 | 96% | 2017-09-22 |
5150. | Rowan (rorokell5) | 102.06 | 99.1% | 2023-10-27 |
5151. | Devin (devcappy) | 102.05 | 97.7% | 2023-11-29 |
5152. | Jonathan (jtmadden61) | 102.05 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
5153. | Suhas (suhasmaddali007) | 102.04 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
5154. | Luka (callugolf) | 102.04 | 97% | 2024-07-10 |
5155. | yea but actually no (yea_bu... | 102.04 | 97% | 2024-11-13 |
5156. | 18K.ca (hunterwoodchase) | 102.04 | 99% | 2022-05-18 |
5157. | Novadeluxe (fuccboy420) | 102.04 | 98.2% | 2024-10-03 |
5158. | yglc (yglc) | 102.03 | 100% | 2024-07-13 |
5159. | BRENOU (brenou) | 102.03 | 98% | 2021-05-01 |
5160. | Sapient (sapient) | 102.03 | 96.1% | 2025-01-14 |
5161. | K (khanali2020) | 102.03 | 98.8% | 2023-11-24 |
5162. | t48o (t48o) | 102.02 | 97% | 2024-12-14 |
5163. | g4m3rb0y42 (g3m3rb0y42) | 102.02 | 98% | 2024-11-27 |
5164. | gbk3 (gbk3) | 102.02 | 96.9% | 2023-10-22 |
5165. | zHekLeR (zhekler) | 102.01 | 94% | 2015-10-31 |
5166. | IG (icelandicgambit) | 102.00 | 99% | 2021-03-10 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |